1943-01-27-Loss of Hudson EW919 (Van den Berg)

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1943-01-27 The loss of Hudson EW919 NO-C (Van den Berg)

Crash site: North Sea near Terschellingerbank, NL

Crash cause: unknown, enemy Flak action presumed. The aircraft was last sighted from Hudson EW910 at about 03.45h, flying through the Flak coming up from the convoy attacked. An enemy fighter was seen in the area.

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Name	1. Berg, Hendrik Jan van den					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet

H.J. van den Berg Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50

Rank	Off Zwnr 1kl KMR, F/O., Pilot
Decorations	Vliegerkruis
Born	11/3/1904	Place	Zaltbommel, NL
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hr
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. VI Nr. EW919 NO-C
Base	RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk, GB
Mission	Anti shipping patrol; take-off 00:45h
Status	MIA, crash cause unknown; enemy Flak action presumed				age	38
Missing	27/1/1943	Place	North Sea near Terschellingerbank, NL
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	2. Korp Vltg Telegr J.H. Cloesmeijer, Wop/Ag - MIA 3. Sgt Vltg Telegr T.J. Gast, Wop/Nav - MIA 4. Bootsman Ch.L. Kost, Ag - MIA
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	yes	Bircham Newton General Memorial Death Notice 1945-03-07
GB arrival	22/5/1940 from France after he, in a group of 24 aircraft, mostly Fokker trainers, had escaped from Holland on 14/5/1940
Remarks	He was credited with one Flakship sunk in the Feda Fjord, SE of Flekkefjord, Norway, on 31/10/1941, and one 4.000t cargo vessel sunk 10' WSW of Eierland (?) on 23/9/1942, and one cargo vessel sunk 14' SW of Den Helder, NL, on 25/11/1942 Vliegerkruis, 29/11/1941 Het gedurende meer dan een jaar deelnemen aan de operaties op verschillende vliegtuigen, waarbij 385 dag- en nacht vlieguren in oorlogsopdrachten werden volbracht en herhaaldelijk, in contact met den vijand, moed, initiatief en volharding werden betoond, waardoor op succesvolle wijze aan de oorlogvoering in de lucht werd deelgenomen.
Data confusion

Name	2. Cloesmeijer, Jopy Henky					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet

J.H. Cloesmeijer Source: SLH

Rank	Korp Vltg Telegr, Cpl., Wop/Ag				Stb.Nr. 20478
Decorations	None known
Born	16/1/1916	Place	Toeban, Java, NEI
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hr
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. VI Nr. EW919 NO-C
Base	RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk, GB
Mission	Anti shipping patrol; take-off 00:45h
Status	MIA, crash cause unknown; enemy Flak action presumed				age	27
Missing	27/1/1943	Place	North Sea near Terschellingerbank, NL
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	1. Off Zwnr 1kl KMR H.J. van den Berg, Pilot - MIA 3. Sgt Vltg Telegr T.J. Gast, Wop/Nav - MIA 4. Bootsman Ch.L. Kost, Ag - MIA
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	yes	Bircham Newton General Memorial
GB arrival
Remarks
Data confusion	Name also spelled Cloesmeyer

Name	3. Gast, Tonnis Jacob					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet

T.J. Gast Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50

Rank	Sgt Vltg Telegr, Sgt., Wop/Nav				Stb.Nr. 14786
Decorations	None known
Born	25/10/1919	Place	Assen, NL
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hr
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. VI Nr. EW919 NO-C
Base	RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk, GB
Mission	Anti shipping patrol; take-off 00:45h
Status	MIA, crash cause unknown; enemy Flak action presumed				age	23
Missing	27/1/1943	Place	North Sea near Terschellingerbank, NL
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	1. Off Zwnr 1kl KMR H.J. van den Berg, Pilot - MIA 2. Korp Vltg Telegr J.H. Cloesmeijer, Wop/Ag - MIA 4. Bootsman Ch.L. Kost, Ag - MIA
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	yes	Bircham Newton General Memorial
GB arrival
Remarks
Data confusion

Name	4. Kost, Christiaan Lodewijk					Dutch RAF aviator datasheet

C.L. Kost Source: @St.M.Vl.P. 1939-50

Rank	Bootsman, Sgt., Ag				Stb.Nr. 11276
Decorations	None known
Born	7/10/1912	Place	Den Helder, NL
Squadron	RAF 320 (Dutch) Sqn Coastal Command				Ops/hr
Aircraft	Hudson Mk. VI Nr. EW919 NO-C
Base	RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk, GB
Mission	Anti shipping patrol; take-off 00:45h
Status	MIA, crash cause unknown; enemy Flak action presumed				age	30
Missing	27/1/1943	Place	North Sea near Terschellingerbank, NL
Known to	OGS	yes	CWGC	no
Other crew	1. Off Zwnr 1kl KMR H.J. van den Berg, Pilot - MIA 2. Korp Vltg Telegr J.H. Cloesmeijer, Wop/Ag - MIA 3. Sgt Vltg Telegr T.J. Gast, Wop/Nav - MIA
Memorial	Soesterberg	yes
Memorial	Other	yes	Bircham Newton General Memorial
GB arrival	22/5/1940 from France after he, in a group of 24 aircraft, mostly Fokker trainers, had escaped from Holland on 14/5/1940
Remarks
Data confusion	OGS: died near Dutch coast

2. Crash site data

Map 30. North Sea area where Hudson EW919 NO-C (Van den Berg) was lost

North Sea, from the West point of Terschelling, looking towards the crash area of Hudson EW919.

Terschelling 060702 EW919 area

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